Politics & Government

Santa Venetia Neighbor Takes You Inside Airport's Proposed Soccer Facility

One Santa Venetia resident created a simulation video of the proposed soccer facility at the San Rafael Airport.

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Santa Venetia resident Robert Dobrin created this vitural simulation of the San Rafael Airport project that includes constructing a 85,700-square-foot recreational building at 397 Smith Ranch Road.

The above video was created with Google Earth using the exact measurements that were provided to the San Rafael Design Reivew Board, said Dobrin, who believes that the project's scale and issues with noise, lighting and safety make the sport facility inappropriate for the location.

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In 2006, the aiport developer sued Dobrin, as well as another outspoken critic of the project, claiming that Dobrin trespassed on airport property to take photos, and that he owned an illegal boat dock that encroached on airport property, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

The staff report addressing the environmental issues raised in public meetings since the draft environmental impact report in 2009 is available above.

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Dobrin hopes to present a longer version of this video to the Planning Commission on Tuesday.

San Rafael Patch will be live blogging the event.


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